• English-taught
  • Winter & summer intake

Sustainable Energy Systems (M.Sc.) (M.Sc.)

at TU Dortmund in Dortmund

At a glance

Language
English-taught
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter & summer
Tuition
€0 public university
Semester fee
€339.70

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Smart grids & markets · Renewable/decentralised generation · Sector coupling · Sustainability & digitalisation of power systems

A four-semester, fully English M.Sc. in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology focused on the transition of the electrical power system to renewables, covering design, modelling, control and operation of energy systems, smart grids, sector coupling, and energy-market design. Includes a mandatory 12-week industrial internship (semester 3) and a six-month thesis; the internship must be completed before starting the thesis. Non-EU/foreign-degree applicants apply via uni-assist; EU/German-degree applicants apply via the TU Dortmund Campusportal.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
BSc in Electrical Engineering (or comparable) at TU Dortmund or elsewhere
Minimum grade
2.0 ('good') German scale (stricter than most TU Dortmund MScs)
English
CEFR C1 (programme page: IELTS 7 overall / TOEFL iBT 95).The central Language Requirements page lists several engineering masters at B2, but the programme-specific C1 is consistent across the programme page and DAAD; treat C1 as authoritative.
German
not required (confirmed: 'Knowledge of German is not a requirement')
Prerequisite credits
  • ≥18 CP mathematics (linear algebra/analysis)
  • ≥75 CP electrical engineering
  • ≥10 CP computer science/programming
Also required
APS certificate for applicants from China / India / Vietnam

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window International applicants via uni-assist: Winter term 24 March – 15 June. Year-anchored to WS 2026/27 = 15 June 2026.
Non-EU applicants Summer semester International applicants via uni-assist: Summer term 18 November – 15 January.
EU / German-degree Winter semester no fixed date Campus portal, until the Friday before the start of lectures.
EU / German-degree Summer semester no fixed date Campus portal, until the Friday before the start of lectures.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€0 per semester
Semester contribution
€339.70
Semester ticket
included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition. Semester contribution €339.70 WS 2026/27, builder-confirmed (Campusportal); not yet confirmed from a public official TU page. Includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Verify at https://www.stwdo.de and https://www.tu-dortmund.de/studium/organisation-des-studiums/semesterbeitrag/

Scholarships are listed per university: see TU Dortmund scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
required (the deadline table shows who this applies to)
Application portal
www.uni-assist.de
Official page
www.tu-dortmund.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

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